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Iceland

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Antique Maps of Iceland: All antique maps of Iceland (older than 1900) that are in the collection of the National and University Library of Iceland have been converted to a digital format and are accessible online. The collection is searchable by keyword, period and country of origin and there is zoom function to enlarge the images. Each image is accompanied by a commentary on the origins of the map, and there is a short summary of the cartographic history of Iceland
Author: National and University Library of Iceland and the Nordic Digital Library Center
Subjects: iceland, maps of europe
DeweyClass: 912.4912
Resource type: map collection
Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe Geographical Index: Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
Author: Champion, Sara & Van Leusen, Martijn
Subjects: albania, archaeology links, austria, belgium, bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, iceland, ireland, italian history, lithuania, luxembourg, macedonia, malta, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, romania, russian history, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, turkey, vatican city
DeweyClass: 936
Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook: Iceland: Basic reference information about Iceland, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 914.912
Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Iceland: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Iceland, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 409.4912
Resource type: document
Iceland Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Iceland. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 323.4912
Resource type: document
Libraries on the Web: Scandinavia and Iceland: Alphabetical list of academic and other libraries in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Author: Dowling, Thomas
Subjects: denmark, european libraries, finland, iceland, norway, sweden
DeweyClass: 027.048
Resource type: index
Mapping The Icelandic Genome: An international forum for debate and analysis of the deCode Project, established to produce a genomic map of the people of Iceland. Information is provided about gene mapping projects, highlighting new developments in the field of genetics, and details are given relating to the scientific, political, economic, religious, and ethical issues involved.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: genetics research, iceland
DeweyClass: 572.863
Resource type: documents
Maps of Europe: Set of maps produced by the CIA covering the political and ethnic boundaries, administrative divisions and major defence industries in all countries in Europe.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: albania, andorra, austria, belgium, bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, iceland, ireland, italy, liechtenstein, luxembourg, macedonia, malta, maps of europe, monaco, netherlands, norway, poland, romania, san marino, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, turkey
DeweyClass: 912.4
Resource type: map collection
Online Medieval and Classical Library: Texts and translations of a collection of literary works of Classical and Medieval civilisation. Provides a facility for downloading texts, and allows Boolean searching.
Author: Killings, Douglas B.
Subjects: english language research, english literature to 1800, european literature, greek literature, iceland, latin, text collections
DeweyClass: 427.02
Resource type: documents, poems
Political Resources on the Net: Iceland: Listing of political resources relevant to Iceland, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 320.94912
Resource type: documents, index
Social Indicators: Less Populous Countries: Part of the UNICEF Progress of Nations report, giving a summary of the social indicators and relative standing of countries with populations of less than one million. The indicators used to construct the league table include access to sanitation; per cent reduction in under-5 mortality, and women at top levels of government.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: antigua and barbuda, bahamas, bahrain, barbados, belize, brunei, cape verde, comoros, cyprus, djibouti, dominica, equatorial guinea, fiji, grenada, guyana, iceland, kiribati, luxembourg, maldives, malta, marshall islands, micronesia, palau, qatar, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, samoa, sao tome and principe, seychelles, solomon islands, suriname, swaziland, tonga, tuvalu, vanuatu
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: reference document
Transport in the Nordic Countries: Collection of links to transport, traffic planning, and engineering resources relating to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. Arranged geographically, listings include universities and research centres, local companies, organisations, and technical consultants.
Author: Lund University
Subjects: denmark, finland, iceland, norway, sweden, transportation
DeweyClass: 388
Resource type: index
University of Virginia Electronic Text Library: On-line archive of thousands of SGML-encoded electronic texts, some of which are publicly available. Divided into English, French, German, Latin, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Tibetan and Icelandic texts.
Author: University of Virginia
Subjects: american literature - general, chinese language, european literature, german literature, greek literature, hebrew, iceland, japanese, text collections
DeweyClass: 808.8
Resource type: document collection, ebook collection, poems
VolcanoWorld Volcano Index: Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
Author: North Dakota University
Subjects: antarctic, australian geography, bolivia, cameroon, cape verde, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo democratic republic, costa rica, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, ethiopia, greece, guatemala, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, italy, japan, kenya, libya, mexico, micronesia, mountaineering, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, papua new guinea, peru, philippines, rwanda, saint vincent, saudi arabia, solomon islands, spain, sudan, tanzania, turkey, uganda, volcanoes, zaire
DeweyClass: 551.21
Resource type: images, reference data
Welcome to Iceland: Directory of historical, geological, and cultural information about Iceland, with details of places to visit, leisure activities, accommodation, and travel opportunities.
Author: interKnowledge Corp
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 914.912
Resource type: documents
World Travel Guide: Iceland: Basic reference information about Iceland, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: iceland
DeweyClass: 914.912
Resource type: documents